点く (つく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

点く (つく) means to catch fire / to turn on (light, electricity).

See example sentences below.

点く at a glance

点く

つくtsuku

N4verb

to catch fire / to turn on (lightelectricity)

点くつくtsukuN4Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to catch fire / to turn on (light, electricity)

1to catch fire / to turn on (light
電気が点くのを待ってください。
Please wait for the light to turn on.
2electricity)

Example 1

電気が点くのを待ってください。

Translation

Please wait for the light to turn on.

Example 2

火が点くまで火打ち石を使った。

Translation

I used a flint until the fire caught.